Old injury floored Coleman

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CHRIS COLEMAN, the Fulham manager, said yesterday that an infection that lay dormant since a metal rod was inserted into his right leg three years ago was the probable cause for a virus that prevented him taking charge of the team.

Coleman spent two weeks in hospital and was placed on a drip that fed him antibiotics, but he took training again two days ago, a return that had been delayed when he contracted septicaemia. The rod had been inserted into the leg three years ago after he was an involved a car accident that ended his playing career.